Travel Blogs from Bardejov, Slovakia

... wedding was still going on, so I gave up. This weekend seemed to be a very popular weekend for weddings in Slovakia. In addition to the wedding in Bardejov, I saw at least one while I was driving around, I saw a bride and groom getting pictures made in ...

... ; rolling hills, little villages with chickens in the yard, bright churches and the odd castle along the way. I'm loving it!
Once in Bardejov, I found a room through the tourist info. A huge double with a kick ass bathroom (all for me!) in a bed and ...

... the Eastern Slovakian countryside, we reached my Great-Great-Great Grandmother, Anna Prokop's, village of Mlynarovce, Svidnik Slovakia spelled on her passport as "Molinarovce, Visny Svidnik, Ceskoslovenska"
The road to the village ...

We went to this beautiful Medieval town for three reasons, one it was meant to be beautiful, two there was no camp site nearby and Chris thought it was a potential business opportunity! And three a lot of fighting had taken place, nearby, in WW2 and ...

I don't want to write to much from here unless i do something other than work. Most important thing about today was that it was Ashley's first day at work. Although i don't tell him this, i have to admire his resolve in spending 6 hours ...

... country, past the Tatra mountains and the border with Poland. I have done part of this drive before, from Prague to Bardejov, but that time was winter and dark so we couldnt see anything. This time was fantastic! The mountains are pretty big, ...

There is no question that the most amazing part of our trip was our visit to the many wooden churches that surround the towns of Bardejov and Svidnik. To get into the churches, we had to find the keeper of the key. Usually this was an older woman who ...

... , because they often have the form of a long stretched leaf. Our first two days took us along Kosice, Presov and Bardejov. Three very charming cities. Built in the same time, partly by German settlers (again!), their centers have a similar atmosphere: ...

... The main square sports the former homes of the Saxon weavers and the Jewish families who perised in the Holocaust. Over 50% of Bardejov was Jewish before the war. Now, there is only a dilidated synagogue to remind us of their once significant presence in ...